Amidophosphates



Patented Sept. 25, 1945 AMIDOPHO SPHATES Gennady M. Kosolapofl, Dayton, Ohio, amignor to Monsanto Chemical Company. St. Louis. 110., .a corporation of Delaware No Drawing. Application February 3, 18, Serial No. 520,961

3 Claims. (Cl. see-sci) v wherein R is an alkyl or aryl radical oi m I] The present invention relates to esters of amidophosphoric acids and more particularly to I esters of amidophosphoric acids with certain substituted phenols.

An object of the present invention is thepreparation of new esters of amidophosphoric acids. Another object oi! the invention is the provision oi improved genmicides and'bactericides.

These and other objects which will be herein after disclosed are provided by the followinginvention wherein there are prepared compounds having the general structure: 4

where m and 1; each represents an integer, the sum of m and n being equal to 3, R is a hydrocarbon radical 01 from 5 to 7 carbon atoms and x is a member or the group consisting of hydrogen, alkyl and aryl radicals.

As illustrative of compounds'having the'abo've general formula may be mentioned p-amylphenyl diamidophosphate, o-phenylphenyl diamidophosphate, p-amylphenyl N-dimethyldiamidophosphate, p-amylphenyl N-ethyldiamidophosphate, p-amylphenyl N-ethyldiamidophosphate, p-amyl-' phenyl N,N'-tetramethyldiamidophosphate, di (p amylphenyl) amidophosphate, diip amylphenyl) N-diphenylamidophosphate,'di(p;-amy1- phenyl) N-isopropylamidophosphate, o-phenylphenyl N-dimethyldiamidophosphate, o-phenyl phenyl N,N'-tetramethyldiamidophosphate, bis- (o-phenylphenyl) amidophosphate, blew-phenylphenyl) N diphenylamidophosphate, p hefll phenyl diamidophosphate', -bis(p-hexylphenyl) amidophosphate, p-hexylphenyl N,N'-tetrasnethyldiamidophosphate, bis(p-hexylphenyl) N-dihexylamidophosphate, p heptylphenyldiamidophosphate, bis(p-'-heptylphen'yl) amidophosphate', p heptylphenyl N,N' tetraethyldiamidophosphate, p-heptylphenyl N-dibutylamidopho'sphate, bis(p heptylpheny1) N-tolylamidophos'phate, pphenylphenyl diamidophosphate, p-phenylphenyl N,N' tetramethyl diamidophosphate, bismphenylphenyl) amidophosph'ate, bis(o-tolylphe'nyl) amidophosphate, p-tolylphenyl diamidophosphate, etc.

The amidophosphate esters of the above general formula are prepared byreaction oi the correspondingly substituted phenylphosphoryl dihalides or diphenylphosphoryl halides with to -'7- carbon atoms.,Z ia halogen, i. e., chlorine, bromine, iodine or fluorine and I is a member or the group consisting of hydrogen. an alkyl radical and an aryl radical. The productionoi esters .0! monoamidophosphoric acid proceeds according to the equation:

o- -roz v+riNxi wherein-R, Z x are as deilned above.-

Preparation of both .the mono-midophosphates and the. diamidophosphates isueileeted advantageously by slowly. adding the phosphoryl halideto concentrated ammonium hydroxide or to the-desired primary or secondary amine, low temperatures, 1. e.,.temperatures ot'trom -l0' 0. to 10 0., preierablybeing employed with ammonium hydroxide or the low-boiling slkyl amines. Reaction may also be elected by pass! ing ammonia or the primary or secondary amine into a solution or. the phosphoryl halide in a material which serves as an inert solvent for the same, i. e., benzene and other aromatic hydrocarbon-solvents. When preparing the amidophosphates by the latter method, optimum reaction temperatures. vary with the-nature oi the emidatingagent employed, though generally the temperatures used for reactions eilected in solution are greater than those employed when no solvent is used. Constant and vigorous stirring is maintained when employing either method;

however, it is especially necessary when operating in the absence oi an added solvent or diluent. when electing the reaction in absence of a solvent,'isolation o! the reaction product .is generally facilitated inthat the amidophosphate is precipitated irom the reaction mixture as it is formed. For the final purification oi the ester it is-then generally suilicient to dissolve it in an organic solvent, ior example, alcohol. and to reprecipitate it by adding water to the solution.

A convenient method. of operation whereby solutions fol higher, N-substituted amidophosphates may be; obtained, comprises dissolving the heating the mixture to its refluxing temperature ammonia or a primary or secondary amine. The 7 reaction for the preparation oi. esters of diamidophosphoric acid, for example, takes place substantially according to the equation:

substituted phenylphosphoryl halide and a suitable primary or secondary amine such as aniline or diphenylamine, in benzene and thereafter while maintaining'visorous stirring. This results in thepreparation or a solution of the higher. 1(- substituted amidophosphate which may be separated'irom the solvent and the excess of either reactant that may be still the reaction mixture, 'by'i'ractionsldistillatianor b m, precipitation of the desired smiaop iospi aenom 'HBNXi Hz, t v v 0. The present'esters .oiamidophosphcric acids are for the most part crystalline light andair. They melt without decomposition at relatively high temperatures, 1. e., at temperatures of above, say, 130 C. The esters are insoluble in water, but generally soluble in the customary organic solvents. They are hydrolyzed by aqueous solutions of acids, yielding with higher acid concentrations the substituted phenol, phosphoric acid and ammonia or the alkyl amine.

The esters of the present invention are advantageously employed as germicidea and bactericides. While some prior materials which have been used for this purpose have been generally disadvantageous because of their corrosive properties and their toxicity to humans, the present amido esters display great germicidal and bactericidal actionand at the same time are relative- 1y non-corrosive. For 7 use as bactericides or germicides, the amidophosphates may be dissolved in an organic solvent, for example. alcohol and used in solution, or they may be ground into powder and employed as such either alone or admixed with inert materials such as talc, zinc oxide, etc.

A further application to which the amidophosphates of the substituted phenols may be directed consists of their incorporation as toxicants into parasiticidal, fungicidal and insecticidal compositions.. Solutions or aqueous suspensions oi the esters may be employed as sprays and applied to leaf foliage, trunks and branches of trees, etc., the amidophosphates serving not only as an active toxicant against insect pests but also as a protective agent against the formation of sporeforming fungi. when used in dusting compositions, the esters may be compounded with diverse inert carriers such as bentonite, talc, wood flour, etc. Sprays and dusting compositions comprising the present amidophosphates may also be incorporated with various wetting, dispersing and sticking agents. Since the amidophosphates are stable, neutral materials they may be admixed with other insecticidal and bactericidal compositions, for example, with rotenone, organic thiocyanates, sulfur, etc., without decomposition.

The present amidophosphates are also advantageously employedas plasticizing agents for synthetic resinous materials. They impart a high degree of plasticity to such synthetic resins as the polyvinyl resins in general and do not volatilize or crystallize therefrom when plastic products into which they have been incorporated are exposed to variations in temperature, long standing, etc.

A particularly important application of those of the present phosphamides which contain as the N-substituent a long chain alkyl group is in the textile industry, wherein these particular phosphamides find use as surface-active agents,

1. e., as wetting agents or detergents, softening agents, textile lubricants, etc., the specific field of application being determined by the nature of the alkyl substituent.

The N-aryl'substituted phosphamides, as well as those in which the N-hydrogen is unsubstituted are useful as corrosion inhibitors for motor fuels. The N-alkyl substituted phosphamides in general impart extreme pressure resisting properties to lubricants when incorporated therein.

Theinvention is further illustrated. but not limited-by. the following examples:

Example 1.

' 'p Tert amylphenyl diamidophosphotalo grams of p-tert-amylphenylphosphoryl dichloride was added, dropwise, into 400 ml. of concentrated ammonium hydroxide. The reaction vessel was kept in an ice-bath during the addition and the reaction mixture was constantly stirred. The precipitate which formed was filtered off, dissolved in alcohol, and reprecipitated by diluting the alcohol solution of water. Upon filtering and drying the reprecipitated material there was Isomple Z o-Phenylphcnyl dlamflophoaphata-This compound was prepared by following the procedure described in Example 1, except that instead of using p-tert-amylphenylphosphoryl dichloride, there was employed 109 grams of o-phenylphenylphosphoryi dichloride. There was thus obtained 58 grams (61.5%yield) of o-phenyI- phcnyl diamidophosphate,M. P. 151 C.

The amidophosphate of this example has the solubility properties 'of' the amidophosphate of Example 1. It is a'stable, neutral, crystalline solid which may be ground into a highly eilective bactericidal dusting powder or used in solution or oil emulsion as germicldeor antiseptic.

Whenemploy'ing bis(p'-tert-amylphenyl) phosphoryl chloride or bis(o-phenylphenyi) phosphoryl chloride instead of the dichlorides of Examples 1 and 2 and operating substantially as described in those examples but using, say, amounts of ammonium hydroxide equivalent to slightly more than one-half of that employed in the previou'sexamples, there are obtained good yields of bis(p-tert-amylphenyl) amidophosphate and bis(o-phenyiphenyl) amidophosphate, respectively.

Preparation of the N-alkyl or N-aryl substituted monoor bis-p-tert-amylphenyl amidophosphates may be similarly eflected, exceptthat instead of employing ammonium hydroxide as the amidating agent there is employed a primary or secondary-amine, and the reaction is effected at from moderate to high temperatures, say, from 10 C. to 100" 6., depending upon the nature of the amine employed, ii the amine employed is not one of the lower-boiling alkyl amines, for example, methyiemine, dimethylamine, ethylamine etc. With the lower-boiling alkyl amines the low temperatures employed in Examples 1 and 2 may be used.

Other modes of applying the principle of this invention may be employed instead of those explained. change with respect to reaction conditions and materials employed provided it is within cwt'llie scope of the following claims.

1. Compounds having thegeneral formula:

. crowns,

wherein R. is a, hydrocarbon radical of mm 5 to 7 carbon atoms.

2. 'p-Tert-amylphenyl diamidophosphate.

8., o-Phenylphenyldiamidophosphate.

GENNADY M. KOSOLAPOFF. 

